lumbar lordosis

lumbar lordosis

[TA]

the normal, anteriorly convex curvature of the lumbar segment of the vertebral column; lumbar lordosis is a secondary curvature of the vertebral column, acquired postnatally as the upright posture is assumed when one learns to walk.

lumbar lordosis

the dorsally concave curvature of the lumbar spinal column when seen from the side. Also called lumbar curvature.

lum·bar lor·do·sis

(lŭm'bahr lōr-dō'sis) [TA]

The normal, anteriorly convex curvature of the lumbar segment of the vertebral column; a secondary curvature, acquired postnatally as the upright posture is assumed when one learns to walk. Synonym(s): lordosis lumbalis [TA] .

In the case of lumbar lordosis these would include the classic curl-ups exercises (but with the lower leg at a right angle to the body), lunges, child's-pose exercise, and exercises with activation of the abdominal muscles to maintain a neutral lumbopelvic alignment when bending the knees.

15 Abbas studied 167 individuals with or without the symptoms of degenerative LSS, found lumbar lordosis and sacral slope were significantly smaller in the individuals with symptoms than those without.

gov/pmc/articles/PMC3206568/) study in the J ournal of Chiropractic Medicine found many women complain about low back pain from wearing high-heeled shoes because they believe it causes increased lumbar lordosis - a curving inward of the lower back.

All these posture parameters can be explained because the magnitude of lumbar lordosis has been traditionally considered as being higher in women than men; mean differentiation values have even been established [2[degrees]- 5[degrees]] [22].

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